Is It You Or Is It Me: A Raw Acoustic Reckoning From Sand Island Coast.
- Editorial Board
- 6 hours ago
- 2 min read
An intimate acoustic rock ballad built on honesty heavy drums and the weight of a question that cuts deep.
Sand Island Coast returns with “Is It You Or Is It Me,” a track that feels like a late night confession. Written performed recorded and arranged entirely by Lucas Shapland with assistant engineering by Nell Forster and mastering by Mikey Young the record carries the full fingerprint of someone laying everything on the table. No filters. No polish. Just truth that hurts and heals at the same time.
From the opening line “kicking stones into the wind” the song sets its tone. A sense of wandering. A sense of searching. The acoustic guitar holds a warm steady pulse while the drums land with a fat almost analogue weight that turns the ballad into something fuller and more physical. It is not a soft whisper. It is a grounded march through uncertainty. Even a B3 organ appears to layer a melancholic sound to the story.
The writing stays brutally honest. “Breaking bread baked with sins” and “drinking wine like poison” paint a picture of someone trying to make peace with the parts of themselves they dont quite understand. The verses unravel like journal pages. Confessions tossed into the ocean. Words written in sand knowing the tide might erase them any moment.
When he repeats “I just dont know I just cant see baby is it you or is it me” the hook becomes the emotional anchor of the entire song. It is not dramatic. It is not forced. It is honest. His voice cracks just enough to make the line feel lived in. Not performed. At times it almost sounds like hes asking himself more than the person in the story.
The second verse goes heavier. “Broken bones in the dirt healing your mind taking what is yours” hints at past wounds and the quiet work of rebuilding.
The mix keeps everything intimate and with a crunch. Close. Organic, not much reverbs, it sounds as if it was recorded on tape. You hear the air and vintage distortions around the guitar. You feel the weight of the drums. You sense the room. It all adds up to a ballad that feels like a personal space you step into.
By the final chorus the repetition becomes a kind of emotional surrender. A realization that the answer might never be clean. That relationships rarely give you perfect clarity. The performance leans into that vulnerability instead of running from it.
“Is It You Or Is It Me” is one of Sand Island Coasts most honest releases to date. A stripped story. A heavy sound. A moment captured before it disappears.
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